The Wood County Educational Service Center's PATHE Program for students with Emotional Disturbance (ED) is designed to provide educational opportunities for children to learn the academic, social, and functional skills that he/she will need to be a happy, healthy, and productive adult. We recognize that each child is unique. With the input and support of our parents and local school districts, we work hard to offer a continuum of services to provide a variety of needs.

Please feel free to contact me with any question or concerns you may have.

Wood County Educational Service Center's L.I.F.E. Skills-Specially Designed Programming for Low Incidence is designed to provide educational opportunities for your child to learn the academic, social and functional skills they will need to be a happy, healthy and productive adult. The title, L.I.F.E. stands for Learning Independence through Functional Education. We recognize that each child is unique. With each classroom being located throughout Wood County Local School Districts, we work hard to offer a continuum of services for those students needing specially designed programming to obtain success in school and life.

The Wood County Early Childhood Services is a developmentally-appropriate program providing services to special needs children from the ages of 3 through 5 living in the Eastwood, North Baltimore, and Northwood districts.

The Parent Mentor program is a support network for parents of children with disabilities. We help out with parents who need support or whom do not understand the special education process. We can meet with parents prior to a scheduled school meeting and also accompany them to the meeting to assist the parents in working with the school team for their child. This is available at no extra cost to any participating districts or parents. We are funded by a federal grant.

We have also created a DVD Library list that is available for parents and teachers to borrow on a variety of topics relating to special education. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns.

Teachers and Para Professional's employed with WCESC have many wonderful opportunities to serve students with Special Needs, enrolled in the following programs:

Early Childhood Education

Emotional Disturbance Program - P.A.T.H.E.

Life Skills- Multiple Disabilities Program

We also have a great need for Substitutes who are willing to go into our classrooms and assist when the regular Teacher or Paraprofessional is absent from their position. We have classrooms throughout the Wood County Schools available to get great experiences to add to your resume' for future employment opportunities.

For more information, please contact:Doris Schulte, Personnel Secretary/EMIS at 419-354-9010 ext. 226 OR dschulte@wcesc.org
or click on the following link for Employment or Substitute Information.

Introduction to this Guide of Parent Rights: The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) protects the rights of students with disabilities and the rights of their parents. This guide tells you about those rights. Your school must give you a copy of the guide once every year if your child receives special education services. You also must receive a copy:
• If you ask for your child to be evaluated because you think your child may have a disability;
• If your school district wants to have your child evaluated because it thinks your child may have a disability;
• If you file (submit) a complaint – in writing – with the Office for Exceptional Children (OEC) at the Ohio Department of Education (ODE), and it is your first complaint of the school year;
• If you file (submit) a request – in writing – with the OEC at the ODE for a due process hearing regarding your child’s education, and it is the first time in the school year you have asked for one;
• If your child has been removed from school for disciplinary (behavior) reasons – and your child has already been removed from school for 10 days or more during the current school year; or
• Any time you ask for a copy of the guide.